SoCalRick
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Lets say you wanted to switch over from playing with a Predator 314-2 shaft to one that has a little [Edit by me] less deflection and produces more squirt (like say a Tim Scruggs custom shaft with 13mm tip).
What tips/drills would you use to learn how to play the shots where [Edit by me...] varrying amounts of CB squirt, caused by the differences in shaft deflection, comes into play?
For me, I have problems (with non-predator shafts) on longer shots when I want to hit off-center of the vertical axis of the CB (e.g. put some kind of side-rotational spin on the CB). I can do shorter shots ok, and use pivot english (once I figured out where the pivot point is) to make shots with side-english, but it does seem trickier with the TS than with the Predator (like maybe I have to be more precise
). I can generally do fine with follow, center and draw with either shaft.
Are there aiming techniques to use for the types of shots that I mentioned? With my predator, I feel like I can essentially aim at the ghost ball spot even on long shots with lots of side-spin. If I use that same technique with my TS shaft, the CB doesn't follow the same line and it will definitely contact the object ball in a different spot (or miss altogether).
I will say I have learned one thing about using my TS shaft; play the shot softer/easier and use less side english than I would have with my Predator. If I do this then I have a better chance of making the shot, AND I have observed that I can still retain a lot of the english on the CB after contact. This is one of the reasons I am so interested in learing to use this cue; it seems easier to retain english on the CB after contact, for the amount of effort that I put into the stroke. I guess that means I am imparting more english intially with seemingly less effort?
Comments?
What tips/drills would you use to learn how to play the shots where [Edit by me...] varrying amounts of CB squirt, caused by the differences in shaft deflection, comes into play?
For me, I have problems (with non-predator shafts) on longer shots when I want to hit off-center of the vertical axis of the CB (e.g. put some kind of side-rotational spin on the CB). I can do shorter shots ok, and use pivot english (once I figured out where the pivot point is) to make shots with side-english, but it does seem trickier with the TS than with the Predator (like maybe I have to be more precise

Are there aiming techniques to use for the types of shots that I mentioned? With my predator, I feel like I can essentially aim at the ghost ball spot even on long shots with lots of side-spin. If I use that same technique with my TS shaft, the CB doesn't follow the same line and it will definitely contact the object ball in a different spot (or miss altogether).
I will say I have learned one thing about using my TS shaft; play the shot softer/easier and use less side english than I would have with my Predator. If I do this then I have a better chance of making the shot, AND I have observed that I can still retain a lot of the english on the CB after contact. This is one of the reasons I am so interested in learing to use this cue; it seems easier to retain english on the CB after contact, for the amount of effort that I put into the stroke. I guess that means I am imparting more english intially with seemingly less effort?
Comments?
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